Try It On

• Post category:Age 13-18 / Age 19+ / Age 5-13 / Collaboration / Compassion / Conflict Resolution / Connection / Courage / Critical Thinking

n exploring conflict, commit to trying on different perspectives in the conflict. Draw out of a bowl a particular role with an attached explanation. Play that role in teams of…

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Three Things About You

• Post category:Age 13-18 / Age 19+ / Age 5-13 / Compassion / Courage / Critical Thinking

An activity that allows for exploration of diversity and elimination of stereotypes. Ask each person to write down three things that no one would know about them just by looking…

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Wagonload of Compassion

• Post category:Age 13-18 / Age 19+ / Age 5-13 / Birth to Age 5 / Collaboration / Commitment / Compassion / Connection / Critical Thinking

Share individual stories of people in need. Identify what everyone can contribute. Where could we find the needed materials? Together as a group, deliver the donated items to a nearby…

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Technology Blackouts

• Post category:Age 13-18 / Age 19+ / Age 5-13 / Birth to Age 5 / Collaboration / Commitment / Conflict Resolution

Set aside times during the day when no one in the family touches technology. Turn off all cell phones, televisions, computers, etc. Youth who are always engaged in technology are…

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Structured Academic Controversy

• Post category:Age 13-18 / Age 19+ / Collaboration / Compassion / Conflict Resolution / Connection / Courage / Critical Thinking

An opportunity to explore controversial issues and divergent positions and work to reach consensus on what may have happened– highlighting the complexities of particular perspectives, opinions and events. Have youth…

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Upstander

• Post category:Age 13-18 / Age 19+ / Age 5-13 / Compassion / Conflict Resolution / Connection / Courage

A person who recognizes when something is wrong and then acts to make it right; doing one’s best to help support and protect someone who is being mistreated; being socially…

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Socratic Seminar

• Post category:Age 13-18 / Age 19+ / Age 5-13 / Collaboration / Connection / Courage / Critical Thinking

Titled after the Greek philosopher, Socratic dialogue transforms a student’s learning experience by allowing youth to generate and express their own ideas via the teacher asking questions as their primary…

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Six Thinking Hats

• Post category:Age 13-18 / Age 19+ / Collaboration / Conflict Resolution / Critical Thinking

A simple, effective parallel thinking technique developed by E. de Bono that helps people be more productive, focused, and mindfully involved. It forces people to move outside of their habitual…

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Silk Road

• Post category:Age 13-18 / Age 19+ / Age 5-13 / Compassion / Critical Thinking

The Silk Road carried trade from cultures embracing numerous religions and worldviews. Stretching from Italy to Japan, the Silk Road runs through Buddhist, Confucian, Christian, Hindu, Muslim, Jewish, Shinto, and…

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Shuttle Diplomacy

• Post category:Age 13-18 / Age 19+ / Conflict Resolution

A strategy for people to use when they see potential for solutions but don’t feel comfortable or safe bringing their ideas up publicly. A form of shuttle diplomacy is asking…

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